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Japanese symbol for “birding”

Romaji: yachoukansatsu
birdwatching; birding

In Japanese, birding is , read (yachoukansatsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n birdwatching; birding

Kanji and stroke order

plains, field, rustic
on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-
11 strokes · JLPT 3
bird, chicken
on: チョウ
kun: とり
11 strokes · JLPT 3
outlook, look, appearance
on: カン
kun: み.る、しめ.す
18 strokes · JLPT 2
guess, presume, surmise
on: サツ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
やきゅう yakyuubaseball
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
やさい yasaivegetable
やとう yatouopposition party; the opposition
しや shiyafield of vision; view
へいや heiyaplain; open field
はくちょう hakuchouswan (Cygnus spp.)
ことり kotorismall bird; little bird
かんこう kankousightseeing; tourism
けいさつ keisatsupolice

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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